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Late Wheat

Benjamin Moore · CC-240

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LRV47.41

Hex#CAB88C

RGB202 · 184 · 140

WarmthWarm

UndertoneGolden straw with a green edge; a muted, dusty yellow-tan

FamilyYellows

CollectionDesigner Classics

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Credited & tagged

Room by The Misfit House painted in Late Wheat — Late WheatBM CC-240
Design byThe Misfit House
Photo@kristinkarchphoto

Room by The Misfit House painted in Late Wheat — Late WheatBM CC-240
Design byThe Misfit House
Photo@kristinkarchphoto

Room by The Misfit House painted in Late Wheat — Late WheatBM CC-240
Design byThe Misfit House
Photo@kristinkarchphoto

Room by The Misfit House painted in Late Wheat — Late WheatBM CC-240
Design byThe Misfit House
Photo@kristinkarchphoto

Room by The Misfit House painted in Late Wheat — Late WheatBM CC-240
Design byThe Misfit House
Photo@kristinkarchphoto

Room by The Misfit House painted in Late Wheat — Late WheatBM CC-240
Design byThe Misfit House
Photo@kristinkarchphoto

Room by The Misfit House painted in Late Wheat — Late WheatBM CC-240
Design byThe Misfit House
Photo@kristinkarchphoto

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How it reads

Late Wheat is a muted golden yellow with enough tan and green in it to stay quiet — the color of a field in September rather than a lemon. At LRV 47 it sits mid-tone, so on cabinetry it reads as a real color without ever shouting, and it has none of the acidity that makes most yellows hard to live with.

It is superb in a kitchen: warm against marble, gentle against white tile, and happy beside brass, oak and black. In cool north light it can lean khaki; in warm light it glows like honey.

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Questions

Is Late Wheat too yellow for cabinets?

No — the tan and green in it keep it far from a primary yellow. On cabinets it reads as a warm, sophisticated straw.

What white goes with Late Wheat?

A soft warm white — Swiss Coffee, White Dove or Wimborne White — keeps the scheme mellow. A stark white will make it look more yellow.

Painted a room in Late Wheat?

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